Wagon end-gate



(No-Model.)

R. Y. KESSLER. WAGON END GATE.

No. 458,108. Patented'Aug. 18, 1891;

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD YATES KESSLER, OF ZENOBIA, ILLINOIS.

WAGON EN D-GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 458,108, dated August18, 1891.

Application filed March 17, 1891. Serial No. 385,391. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD YATES KEss- LER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Zenobia, in the county of Sangamon'and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inEnd-Gates; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same' Myinvention consists in a new and improved end-gate and scoop-board forwagons, which will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of myinvention, showing the endgate locked in its closed position. Fig. 2 isa side view showing the gate swung down in its open position, and Fig. 3is a perspective view showing the end-gate detached from the end of thewagon-body.

The same numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

Referring to the several parts by their designating numerals, 1indicates the body of a wagon, the rear end only of which is here shown,and which is provided with my invention. At the lower corners of therear end of the body are secured the metal plates 2, recessed at theirrear ends to form the projecting hooks 2.

The end-gate 3 is provided with the side wings 4, preferably formed ofmetal, and has at its lower end the pivots 5, which when the gate isplaced in position fit in the hooks 2 of the plates 2. The free lowercorners of the metal side wings 4 have bolted to them the locking-hooks6. To the free ends of the wings 4 are hinged the rods '7, formed withhooks at their free ends, and when the end-gate is swung down into itsopen position these hook ends engage stops 8, which are secured to andproject from the sides of the rear end of the wagon body. Vhen theend-gate is closed, the rounded stops 8 fit partially in curved recesses9, which are formed in the free ends of the wings 4 below the pivotalpoint of the rods 7. As the gate is swung up into its closed positionthe rods slide in over the stops 8, and when the gate has been closedthe free ends of the rods are swung down and pressed back to spring theminto the hooks 6 on the lower ends of the wings l. It will be seen thatwhen the free ends of the rods 7, which pass around the stops 8, aresprung into the locking-hooks 6, that by this simple operation theend-gate is firmly locked and securely held in its closed position, sothat it is impossible for the weight of the coal or other articlecontained in the wagon-body to force the gate outward by pressingagainst it, while when it is desired to open the end-gate this can beinstantly and readily done by freeing the outer ends of the rods 7 fromthe locking-hooks 6, thus allowing the gate to slide open; also, byforming the curved recesses 9 in the edges of the wings at 4, in whichthe fixed stops 8 fit and are locked by the rods 7, as shown, I lock theend-gate against all upward movement, so that it will be impossibleforit to be slid or moved upward by the pressure of the grain or othermaterial with which the wagon is loaded. The end-gate is thus locked sothat none of the grain, 650., can run out under its lower edge, which isheld firmly down by the locking-recesses 9, which receive the fixedstops 8. It will be further seen that the gate can be readily removed ordetached from the wagon-body by simply lifting its end pivots 5 out ofthe hooks 2.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction, operation, and advantages of myinvention will be readily understood. It will be seen that my endgate,with its supporting and locking device, is extremely simple inconstruction, while very effective in operation.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

The combination, with a wagon-body l1aving the bearing-hooks2, of theend-gate having the end pivots 5 and provided with the side wings havingthe locking-hooks 6 and formed with the locking-recesses 9 and fixedstops 8, secured to the wagon body and adapted to enter thelocking-recesses 9 0 for the purpose specified, and the combinedsupporting and locking rods 7, having the end hooks and arranged asspecified, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RICHARD YATES KESSLER.

Witnesses:

F. A. MCTAGGART, J. L. PERRINE.

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